Succeeding where others fail to try: A case study of diversity management in the Japanese retail sector

Career Development International

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 216-229

  Taniguchi, Mami ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Equal opportunities; Japan; Managers; Retail management; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744735995     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430610661740     Document Type: Review

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